In perhaps one of the most cringeworthy moments in Bravo history, Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> and Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a> declared their love for each other on the season 10 finale<\/a> of Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a> \u2026 after he accidentally mixed her up with Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The twosome came together on the Wednesday, May 17, episode of the Bravo hit after Sandoval, 40, filmed a heated confrontation with Ariana, 37, about his affair with Raquel, 28.<\/p>\n \u201c[Our romance] just came out of, like, f\u2014king left field,\u201d Sandoval told Raquel. \u201cTrying to hook you up with, like, [Tom] Schwartz<\/strong><\/a>, saying, \u2018Dude, you\u2019re sleeping on Ariana like a f\u2014king idiot, like, she\u2019s amazing.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n With a smile on her face, Raquel, who made out with Schwartz<\/a> in August 2022, replied, \u201cYou just called me Ariana.\u201d<\/p>\n They recovered from the awkward moment by dimming the lights<\/a> and Raquel subsequently opened up about telling her family about the affair.<\/p>\n \u201cYour mom f\u2014king hates me,\u201d the TomTom co-owner said before she asked about how Sandoval\u2019s parents took the news.<\/p>\n When he responded, \u201cThey love you,\u201d Raquel thought he said, \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI love you too,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n \u201cI said they love you,\u201d he clarified. \u201cBut I love you too.\u201d<\/p>\n The twosome got close as Raquel noted, \u201cI know we always said, like, we wouldn\u2019t f\u2014king do this if we didn\u2019t think it was worth it. I just think that the way that it imploded, it\u2019s \u2026 this is not ideal, at all.\u201d<\/p>\n Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed in March that Ariana learned about the affair<\/a> from a video on Sandoval\u2019s phone, leading to the end of their nine-year relationship and Bravo to resume filming season 10.<\/p>\n In a confessional on Wednesday\u2019s episode, the former beauty queen \u2014 who was very close to Ariana when she started hooking up with Sandoval in August 2022 \u2014 gushed about their sex life.<\/p>\n \u201cI was just so curious what it would feel like to be physical with someone that you love because I already knew that I loved him as a friend. And I never, like, had sex like that before,\u201d Raquel told the cameras. \u201cI should have removed myself from the situation but I didn\u2019t have the willpower to not see him.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair opted not to kiss in front of the cameras before Raquel got real about their future.<\/p>\n \u201cAm I really going to put my life on the line for someone who would cheat on someone that they loved so much?\u201d she asked Sandoval. \u201cBecause then that makes me think you could be capable of doing that to me and I don\u2019t want to get caught up in this whirlwind romance where I am blind to these things.\u201d<\/p>\n Sandoval said he would \u201cnever do this if there wasn\u2019t something here.\u201d In an interview, he added, \u201cI can\u2019t predict the future. Who\u2019s to say? Maybe things will work out between Raquel and I and maybe they won\u2019t, but when I kissed Raquel, I felt hope. I felt like, \u2018Wait a minute, you aren\u2019t washed up [and] your best days aren\u2019t behind you.’\u201d<\/p>\n The twosome concluded that they \u201cf\u2014ked up,\u201d and would do things differently if they could.<\/p>\n The screen then cut to black with a message that read: \u201cAfter filming this scene, Raquel turned off her phone and was not seen or heard from for weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n While Raquel checked into treatment<\/a> following the season 10 reunion taping, Sandoval hit the road with his band and told Howie Mandel<\/strong><\/a> in April that he and the SURver were \u201con a break.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.<\/span> Courtesy of Raquel Leviss\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n![\"Tom](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tom-Sandoval-and-Raquel-Leviss-Say-I-Love-You-02.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss.<\/span> Todd Williamson\/Bravo; Eugene Gologursky\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n